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Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website.

On Monday 25 until Tuesday 26 June, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council will hear the appeal of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Publ) v Conway & Anor (as joint official liqidators of Weavering Macro Fixed Income Fund Ltd) (Cayman Islands). This appeal will consider whether certain payments made following receipt of share redemption notices constitute preferences contrary to the Cayman Islands Companies Law, s 145(1). This will be heard in Courtroom 3.

On Tuesday 26 until Wednesday 27 June, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of In the matter of an application by Geraldine Finucane for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland). This appeal will consider whether the respondent’s decision to appoint Sir Desmond de Silva to conduct a review into the murder of Patrick Finucane rather than to hold a public inquiry into the murder of the appellant’s husband was taken in accordance with the stated decision making process or whether it was a sham process and/or whether the outcome was pre-determined. The appeal will also consider whether the appellant had a substantive legitimate expectation that a public inquiry would be established, whether any expectation was frustrated by the respondent and, if so, whether the frustration was justified. Finally, it will consider whether the failure to establish a public inquiry into the murder of the appellant’s husband is compatible with ECHR, art 2. This will be heard in Courtroom 2.

On Wednesday 20 June, the Supreme Court will hand down the judgment in R (Steinfeld & Anor) v Secretary of State for International Development (in substitution for the Home Secretary and the Education Secretary). The proposed panel for hand down is Lord Reed, Lord Kerr and Lord Wilson. This appeal considered whether the bar on different-sex couples entering into civil partnerships breaches the appellants’ rights under ECHR, art 14 together with art 8.

On Thursday 28 June, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of Warner v Scapa Flow Charters (Scotland). This appeal will consider whether, on a correct reading of the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea 1974, art 16, the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973, s 18(3) operates as a ‘suspension or interruption’ so as to protect the claim made on behalf of the respondent’s son from being time-barred. This will be heard in Courtroom 2.

A full list of the cases scheduled for the Trinity term can be found here.

The following Supreme Court judgments remain outstanding:

Keefe (by his litigation friend Eyton) v Hoteles Pinero Canarias SL, heard 7 Mar 2017.

Arcadia Petroleum Ltd & Ors v Bosworth & Anor, heard 10-11 Apr 2017.

R (AR) v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police & Anor, heard 21 Nov 2017.

R (Stott) v Secretary of State for Justice, heard 18 Jan 2018.

Warner-Lambert Company LLC v Generics (UK) Ltd t/a Mylan & Anor, heard 12-15 Feb 2018.

Williams & Anor v London Borough of Hackney, heard 14-15 Feb 2018.

Prudential Assurance Company Ltd v Commissioners for HMRC, heard 20-21 Feb 2018.

An NHS Trust & Ors v Y (by his litigation friend, the Official Solicitor), heard 26-27 Feb 2018.

James-Bowen & Ors v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis, heard 6-7 Mar 2018.

Belhaj & Anor v DPP (expedited), heard 22 Mar 2018.

Commissioners for HMRC v Taylor Clark Leisure Plc (Scotland), heard 11 Apr 2018.

KO (Nigeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, & Or cases, heard 17-19 Apr 2018.

Goldman Sachs International v Novo Banco S.A., heard 17-18 Apr 2018.

R v AB & CD, heard 19 Apr 2018.

Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SPA v Playboy Club London Ltd & Ors, heard 24 Apr 2018.

Totel Ltd v Commissioners for HMRC, heard 25-26 Apr 2018.

In the matter of an application by Siobhan McLaughlin for Judicial Review (NI), heard 30 Apr 2018.

Lee v Ashers Baking Company Ltd & Ors (NI), heard 1-2 May 2018.

R (Hallam) v Secretary of State for Justice; R (Nealon) v Secretary of State for Justice, heard 8-9 May 2018.

R (Steinfeld & Anor) v Secretary of State for International Development (in substitution for the Home Secretary and the Education Secretary), heard 14-15 May 2018.

Owens v Owens, heard 17 May 2018.

Mills v Mills, heard 6 Jun 2018.

Darnley v Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, heard 7 Jun 2018.

Barnardo’s v Buckinghamshire & Ors, heard 11-12 Jun 2018.

Nottingham City Council v Parr & Anor, heard 13 Jun 2018.

In the matter of an application by Lorraine Gallagher for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) and other cases, heard 19-21 Jun 2018.